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The definitive pocket guide to tree and shrub identification for nature lovers

About the Author

Alistair Fitter is Professor of Biology at the University of York. Among his publications have been the Collins Pocket Guide Wild Flowers, An Atlas of the Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe, and Collins Guide to Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. In September 2003 he became resident of the British Ecological Society. David More has been a botanical illustrator for many years. His other books include Collins Tree Guide (2004), Trees of North America (1988) with the late Alan Mitchell, and the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees (2003) by John White. He has also contributed artwork for many other books, magazines and posters, including a design for the Natural History Museum in London.